Just in: Man shot on Broadway

January 15, 2014

Pawtucket Police and Fire respond to the scene of a shooting in the 300 Block of Broadway in Pawtucket Wednesday afternoon. A man was shot in the buttocks as he walked along Broadway and was expected to survive, according to police.
(Photo by Ernest A. Brown)

PAWTUCKET â€” Pawtucket Police are investigating the shooting of a young man who was injured while walking on Broadway at around 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday.

Detective Capt. John Seebeck said the man had been walking near 300 Broadway when he sustained a gunshot wound to the buttock. He said the injury appeared to be non-life-threatening, and he was transported to Rhode Island Hospital.

Seebeck declined to provide the victim's name or other details in the case, citing the ongoing investigation.